At this point, it is safe to say that sabermetrics have made a sizable impact in Major League Baseball. There is the classic case of the Moneyball A’s, and teams like the Rays who have used analytics to thrive despite low payrolls. On an individual level, pitchers like Max Scherzer have acknowledged their interest in metric stats.
Even so, there is a lot of reluctance towards the acceptance of sabermetrics. For example, Reds first baseman Joey Votto has come under criticism for having an albatross contract, despite a career OPS of .